The Sanders campaign mobilized the largest democratic left the nation has seen in decades. Can its follow-up organization and other liberal groups roll its revolution on?
Working in America
Posted inEconomic Policy
Robots, Automation, and a Universal Basic Income
In more and more sectors, companies are pining to make human labor obsolete. What can be done?Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Riddle of Immigrant Voting
No institution today can bring out the immigrant vote like the old urban machines and industrial unions once did.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The New Rules of the Road: A Progressive Approach to Globalization
The new president needs a fresh approach to trade.
Posted inWorking in America
In $15’s Wake, Fair Scheduling Gains Momentum
Service workers’ struggle for access to predictable schedules—and more hours—is slowly paying off.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Centrist Democrats Team Up with Corporate Lobby to Undermine Overtime Rule
New legislation could keep 10 million workers without overtime pay over the next 20 years.Â
Posted inEducation in America
The National Labor Relations Board Says Charter School Teachers Are Private Employees
Recent labor board decisions help clarify longstanding ambiguity around charter school teachers’ right to organize. Â
Posted inEducation in America
How the Charter School Lobby Is Changing the Democratic Party
In cities and states nationwide, centrist billionaires are working to unseat progressive Democrats. Â
Posted inEconomic Policy
As Union Membership Declines, Organized Labor Focuses on Nonunion Workers
A new report links the drop in union membership with the rise in income inequality. But labor activists are finding new ways to help workers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry Talks Fight for 15
The union leader on the intersection of racial and economic justice, winning union recognition, and the electoral power of low-wage workers. Â Â
